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So.. You’ve got your shiny new Mac! You’re finally a Mac convert.. You no longer need your old slow Windows machine? Or is that not the case….?

Despite what we do sometimes there is truly no escaping the clutch of Microsoft’s ‘monopoly’. Many applications are yet to be ported over to OS X, and even more games besides. But wait.. When you find that one app that requires Windows, you do have to dump your mac, you don’t even have to bootcamp.. All you need to do is bag yourself a copy of Parallels Desktop 7 and you’ll be reunited with your windows applications in no time at all.

What’s more, if you buy your copy of Parallels Desktop 7 before the 19th of August you’ll save yourself 25%! You have to admit its a pretty good deal..

So what is Parallels Desktop?

Parallels Desktop for Mac is the most tested, trusted and talked-about solution for running Windows applications on your Mac.

Unlike other applications on the market, Parallels Desktop boasts the fastest ever start, stop and resume for it’s virtualised machines. It’s also fully compatible with Mountain Lion. So is the perfect addition to your new Mac purchase!

You can download your copy with 25% off until the 19th using this link alternatively check out Parallels press release for more information by clicking the link below.

As a recent windows to mac convert, I quickly realised there was some applications which as of yet had not been ported to Mac OS X. An these where the things which I was really starting to miss!

I have previously used many various Linux Distro’s so was fully away of the Wine Project, however I was having problems with some of my windows apps. So I decided the only way to go was a virtual machine with windows installed. For this I used Sun’s Virtual Box. This filled the gap nicely. However, it was a little processor intensive to run some of the smaller apps.

Luckily for me (and you) a new wrapper for Wine has been released. WineBottler manages and wraps your windows based applications into Mac OS X apps.

So – once downloaded and installed, WineBottler will keep an eye out for any Windows files (with .exe extensions) and offer to kindly wrap them for you in a wine based OS X app.

Although I am starting to get used to the completely different approach of the Mac OS X, and actually starting to think it’s faultless, I still have a need for a Windows based operating system. Mainly for development works but also to run some of the apps which don’t yet have Mac equivalents.

Which is where virtual PC’s come in. A virtual PC is basically a single file containing an operating system, which with the correct software runs inside a window in your booted OS.

So for me to use my development tools and other windows based products I am using Sun’s VirtualBox application. I have used this since the early versions on my Linux Mandraje Distro. Its ease of use and mass of configuration options beats its competitors hands down.

You can download Sun’s VitualBox from http://www.virtualbox.org/ and have a Guest operating system up and running in less then an hour! Perfect if you still miss your windowslinux environment on you new hardware or OS installation.

Imagine being able to access files, photos, videos, presentations anywhere you are in the world with Free Virtual Servers secure and completely free online data service.

Free Virtual Drive is a powerful online file storage system that works just like your computer. The key difference here is Free Virtual Drive, the online data service, allows you to access your files anywhere you are in the world, performs a daily online backup and enables you to share files, music photos with anyone you choose.

Free Virtual Drive allows you to broadcast your music and videos through an integrated player. You can forget about carrying external memory sticks or running out of storage space. Simply use your free online storage service with total piece of mind as their n+1 redundant servers are located in a former gold bullian vault